Abstract
Simultaneous near-field scanning optical and atomic force imaging of bacteria is presented. The bacteria imaged in these studies were unstained. The near-field optical images had excellent signal-to-noise and showed excellent contrast even in these unstained specimens. The images obtained were interpreted in terms of the images that have been obtained by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray imaging. The results show that bacterial near-field optical imaging is going to be a very important tool in the arsenal of the bacteriologist both in terms of understanding the fundamental processes in the life cycle of bacteria with and without cytochemical staining and in terms of clinical diagnostic applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 321-325 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Ultramicroscopy |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 1998 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1997 4th International Conference on Near-Field Optics and Related Techniques, NFO-4 - Jerusalem, Israel Duration: 9 Feb 1997 → 13 Feb 1997 |